How many white students were enrolled in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in 2022-23 school year?

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By Lansing Sun

Dec 2, 2023

There were 1,234 white students enrolled in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.6% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ovid-Elsie Area Schools welcomed 1,344 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 91.8% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools roughly covers five schools within Clinton County and has its main office in Elsie.

Among the five schools in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, Ovid-Elsie High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 367 students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools During Last 8 Years

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2022-23	1,344	1,234	91.8%
2021-22	1,396	1,293	92.6%
2020-21	1,402	1,284	91.6%
2019-20	1,489	1,370	92%
2018-19	1,524	1,407	92.3%
2017-18	1,572	1,473	93.7%
2016-17	1,569	1,472	93.8%
2015-16	1,574	1,491	94.7%